Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-04-28

Paper Mill. at Patterson, N. j., exploded
ON Saturday afternoon. Il wrecked
large portion OF the mill, went through
the roof and foil upon Booth Il 90. q ailk
mill opposite, also badly damaging that
building. Michael Burke iu missing and
supposed TO have been killed In the Ivan.
hoe Mil. James Simpson was fatally In
iured, and Ave others Sustained severe In
juries. In Booths mill Maggie Van Site
and Rachel Levi had their Hkulls frac-
tured, and two others were badly injured.
In Galena, Illinois, Thursday morning,
much excitement was caused at the De-
Soto House by William II. Blewitt, the
man named Wright out Of his dining
room. Wright was there with Company
q. Illinois National Guard, of Freeport,
whose athletic club gave an exhibition In
0aIena that night. When Blewitt passion
ately insisted that the oolored man should
leave tho room, Captain Wittbeekor and
all others of his company In the room, 20
or more, left the house and got their
breakfast elsewhere. Wright was with
the guards 10 look after their baggage.
The Supreme oonclaye of the Improved
Order Of HeptssophH, in session at Har-
risburg, adjourned Thursday evening The
following officers were elected and In
stalled: Supreme Archer, 3. A, Will,
Pittsburg; supreme Provost, Henry o.
Orth, Harrisburg; Supreme Secretary,
| DR.. Edwin Eareckson, Baltimore; Su-
preme Treasurer, 0ustayus Brown, Bal
| timore; Supreme Prelate, o. K. Com
stock, Louisvillei Supreme Medical
Director, DR.. j. Fl. Christian BRlti-
| Cv...a,,.n TaaAaokaN N VI Edav,
Reading; Supreme Warder, 8. L. Gold
mel, James A. Haight, Glassboro, N. j.;
supreme Trustees, William e. Foster,
Norfolk, Va; Trustees, J, w. Cruett,
baltimore, b. Rouse, Baltimore; Repre-
sentative to che National Congress-, s. A.
Will, Pittsburg; Alternate, Edward L.
CLARK, Baltimore.
Mrs. Catharine Dump, with her invalid
son, Carlisle, lives three miles north Of
Hagerstown, Nd, and younger son who
works for farmer some distance away
generally spent Saturday night ct his
, mothers house. The mother and Sons
J were sleeping in the same room. Early
Sunday morning the mother awoke and
/ saw man standing over her, aud In
stantly she was fired upon three times,
/ all the Dullbtd btIlhAuB nor hrNns phs
q rushed out the room and in the passage
I the two sons met, another shot was fred,
!. and Carlisle fell. His mother and he as
a sert that they saw three men escape from
the house immediately after the shooting
= Suspicion has fallen upon the youngel
q SON, He denies the charge and so doe
: his mother. There was no attempt q
: robbery. II is thought the wounds vii
4 prove fatal.
The monument to John O. Calhoun, Il
:, Charleston, South Carolina, was unveiled
= Tuesday, in presence OF thousanda
g people. The programme embraced
y civic and military procession, esoortinI
y the governor and his stat, the mayor an
other officials to Marion square, where tn
statue is erected; prayer by the Rev. ID
"a O. O. Pinkney unwilling of the monu
+ ment by 80 young ladies'; an artiller
a. salute Of 10 guns; reading of an ode b
ID Miss Chesborough Grafton by Secretar
8. LAmar;reading Of an ode by Mrs. Msrgart
g. j. Preston, and benediction by the Rev
John o. Wilson. The statue was designe
rs by Harnisch and cast in Rome. II 10
It. bronze, IA feet high, and represents GA
,ts houn as about TO address the Senate. III
tn base on which IL rests Is Of granite,
st. feet high, and bears allegorical figures
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